diff --git a/src/basic/stat-util.c b/src/basic/stat-util.c
index a25cf4151c..8ef90e96b7 100644
--- a/src/basic/stat-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/stat-util.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <sys/statvfs.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
diff --git a/src/nspawn/nspawn-patch-uid.c b/src/nspawn/nspawn-patch-uid.c
index 7c1dbc2cf4..fc591e2725 100644
--- a/src/nspawn/nspawn-patch-uid.c
+++ b/src/nspawn/nspawn-patch-uid.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ */
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <sys/statvfs.h>
 #include <sys/vfs.h>
 #include <unistd.h>